Athol, Ontario (1891 census)
Athol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,284. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115187548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.903°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1891, Athol had a population of 1,284: 642 male and 642 female residents. Population density was 26.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,621 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1891 | 1,284 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,086 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Athol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 323 |
| Number of families | 323 |
| Number of females | 642 |
| Number of males | 642 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 612 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 642 |
| POP M | 642 |
| POP TOT | 1,284 |
| Total population | 1,284 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 610 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,283 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 322 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 59 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 260 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 282 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 187 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,640 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 817 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,587 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,979 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,519 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,602 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,923 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,902 |
| Acres of oats | 1,185 |
| Acres of potatoes | 185 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 860 |
| BAR AC | 1,640 |
| BAR BU | 23,880 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23,880 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,721 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 625 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,643 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,857 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27,156 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,776 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,518 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,515 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,207 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,759 |
| BWT BU | 12,721 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 17,643 |
| HAY AC | 2,602 |
| HAY TONS | 3,010 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 393 |
| Number of chickens | 9,483 |
| Number of ducks | 158 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 234 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 68 |
| Number of geese | 208 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 225 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 719 |
| Number of milk cows | 971 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 303 |
| Number of other cattle | 769 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 1,096 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 716 |
| Number of swine | 1,115 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,165 |
| Number of turkeys | 70 |
| OAT AC | 1,185 |
| OAT BU | 20,857 |
| PEA BU | 27,156 |
| POT AC | 185 |
| POT BU | 11,776 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,084 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,262 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,502 |
| RYE BU | 9,518 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,010 |
| WHT AC | 860 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7,759 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,515 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 106 |
| BEN BU | 225 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,502 |
| CATTLE KS | 393 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 610 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,084 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 225 |
| DUCKS | 158 |
| FAMILIES | 323 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,262 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 208 |
| GRA BU | 625 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,483 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 719 |
| HOUSES | 322 |
| HOUSES B | 59 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 282 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 187 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 260 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 305 |
| MD TOT | 612 |
| MILK COWS | 971 |
| NAME CD | Prince Edward |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 68 |
| OC P | 234 |
| OC TOT | 303 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 769 |
| OTHERS | 1,283 |
| SHEEP | 1,096 |
| SHEEP KS | 716 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 19,923 |
| SUP FOR | 3,979 |
| SUP JV | 817 |
| SUP PAT | 3,587 |
| SUP SC | 15,519 |
| SUP TOT | 23,902 |
| SWINE | 1,115 |
| SWINE KS | 1,165 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 322 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 2,207 |
| TURKEY | 70 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115187548
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Athol, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athol-on113002-1891/.